Lytton and Toogood became a couple and conceived a child but Toogood had a miscarriage which Lytton did not take well. His head was uphill and his legs were straight downhill - perfectly straight. But it is also a place associated with a number of deaths over the years. The cause of death was - for modern Britain - extremely unusual. Did the man fly into the UK before making his final journey to the moor? Some are photographs, most are artists impressions. On 4 February, it was reported that Lytton's long-term girlfriend, also from Streatham, had helped him through bouts of depression, he had a brother, and that he had changed his surname following a family feud. Two floors below ground level at the town hall in Ealing, you find the councils CCTV control room. He was the friend who Lytton had asked to pick him up at the airport upon his return. Man Utd defender Lisandro Martinez has thanked the fans for the support they have shown him. However insignificant you think it might be it could be the vital piece of information which may help our investigation.. The investigation into his true identity captured significant media attention, both in the UK and internationally, with the press office receiving calls from countries such as Pakistan, USA and Japan. There are so many of these lines of enquiry which have proved to be fruitless.. The father of Craig Wilcox paid him tribute, saying: My son was a very generous lad. There - we got him, he says, as the clock in the corner of the screen shows 09:03. They said Craigs son, now nine, still asks questions about his father with heartbroken couple not knowing what to tell him. It is very popular, especially on a bright summers day. The tragic case went on to baffle detectives for many months. Instead, he came back into the station. Part 2 (Euston to Manchester Picadilly) 3. "It's also likely he researched all the steps in his journey from Pakistan to Greenfield by surfing the internet - he spent a lot of time in internet cafs while living in Pakistan," he said. You can download the FREE Examiner Apple App here , the FREE Examiner Android App here or you can view the paper as an e-edition on your Apple, Android or Kindle device by clicking here. It is known as Indians Head. This male appeared to have no return travel arrangements., On Tuesday December 6, 2016, I received the name of David Lytton who was identified as the male matching the profile.. [6], On 31 January 2017 The Times reported that Lytton had lived in Streatham, south London, from the 1980s, until he moved to Pakistan in 2006. [1], At 9:04am on 11 December the unidentified man travelled by London Underground train from Ealing Broadway station to Euston station in London and then to Manchester Piccadilly. He purchased a single ticket to get into central London. Mr Nield said he believes Mr Lytton's journey was thoroughly planned out. Walking with what he describes as a swagger, with his hands in his pockets, it is definitely the man. Eight survived. He went in and then out. 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Forty-six minutes later, at 09:50, he was at Euston station booking his journey to Manchester. "I think this is a credible link - an image he always remembered.". At Piccadilly, he ate sandwiches then travelled by train to Saddleworth. The map shows the main climbing areas but there are also many individual rocks for 'bouldering' scattered around. However, the line of enquiries to date seem to direct me over into that region., X-ray of a titanium rod and screw pinning a fractured femur (thigh bone) The mystery man, who had been nicknamed Neil Dovestone by mortuary attendants, was found dead on 12 December 2015 on the Chew track leading from Dovestones Reservoir boating lake to Indians Head. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. To go to that place to die. When he had suddenly left Toogood suspected he had gone to the United States but he had in fact relocated to Hassan Town, a neighborhood in Lahore, Pakistan. The awards celebrate exceptional volunteers, community champions and hidden heroes. ", "Tribute to Maureen Toogood, 1947 - 2020", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Lytton&oldid=1132323515, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 8 January 2023, at 09:39. Incident Log 936: Man found deceased, approximate age 65 to 75 Location: Beauty spot, Chew Track from Dovestone Reservoir It was the position of the body which somehow seemed strange. I imagine he was asking directions or having a discussion about what his plans were., Caught on CCTV a few minutes before he left the station. He was carrying no identification but had three train tickets and 130 in cash. His arms were across his chest.. Body Found at Dovestones Reservoir: A Case Study. Despite warnings that he would not make it back before dark he set off towards the Indians Head summit. Unfortunately this line of enquiry drew a blank and just as it appeared likely that the investigation would come to an unsuccessful conclusion, a breakthrough came a year to the day that the body was found. Speaking during todays hearing, coroner Simon Nelson said: I am most grateful for the assistance provided by the many agencies who have been involved together with the highly professional investigative strategy employed by Det Sgt John Coleman on behalf of GMP. Neil is one of 744. It was the position of the body which somehow seemed strange. At the UK Missing Persons Bureau at Sunningdale in Berkshire, Louise Vesely-Shore, clicks through picture after picture on her computer. And there were the train tickets that have helped the police to piece together his final journey. You go and visit South Ealing train station, thinking hes come through off the Piccadilly Line, and theres no CCTV in working order on that day. To me, he looked like a Neil. Several witnesses have described Lytton as living a minimalist lifestyle and as a loner who enjoyed living alone and keeping to himself. Marks and Spencer at Manchester Piccadilly. He said: I found there to be a close resemblance between the images.. With him, police found three train tickets, 130 in cash, all. No clue to who he was. If X-rays of serious leg injuries over a number of years can be examined, he believes he will finally be able to give the man his proper name. The posters featured an image looking out over Greenfield and the Chew Valley. The body was found at the Saddleworth beauty spot on December 12, 2015. Mr Lytton's body was found on Saturday Dec 12 2015 close to the summit of Indian's Head above the Dovestones Reservoir boating lake. The body of a baby has been found in a woodland area in southern England, close to where aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon were arrested earlier this week over concerns for . When they found his train tickets, police officers hoped the answers to his identity could be found in west London. The member of staff could not remember talking to him. Date published: 18 April 2018 Print. Peak District National Park Ranger Andy Valentine was brought up close by and now often takes his 4x4 past the spot where the man walked on that day back in December. One of the things we do see is they may leave some of their personal belongings at home, she says. But this man was not wearing anything approaching the right clothing for the walk or the weather - a jacket, shirt, sweater, corduroy trousers and slip-on shoes. Craig had plans for the rest of his life, plans that included his six-year-old son. After more than a year of painstaking enquiries, which included media appeals being released in the UK and Pakistan, as well as assistance from the National Crime Agency, detectives investigating the mysterious case of Neil Dovestones have made a positive identification. His inquest will have to make an official decision about whether this was suicide but the police believe it was. The body of a 66-year-old Clinton man was found Tuesday in a vehicle discovered upside down in water off the Hill Road in Clinton. Fortunately he has some memories, but he should have many more.. Craig was very close to his Mum, Carolyn and used to talk her all the time. It is three years since dad-of-one Craig Wilcox disappeared, and his family are still searching for answers. The last person the man is known to have spoken to was the landlord of The Clarence pub in the village of Greenfield, where many walkers set off from. Why did the man travel all the way to the moorland track where he was found? The body was found at the Saddleworth beauty spot on December 12, 2015. The concerned landlord told him there was no way he could make it back before sunset but the man set off to the beauty spot undeterred. Vesely-Shore explains quite a few of the bodies are of people who have taken their own lives. Tests revealed poisoning and an inquest into his death heard he died after ingesting Strychnine, a highly toxic substance used in rat poison. He didnt really know where he was going or what he was doing or what his purpose was of being in the train station, says Chapman. An international police investigation was launched in a bid to identify the body, nicknamed Neil Dovestones by mortuary workers at Royal Oldham Hospital. He was on a small patch of grass, beneath what is known as Robs Rocks. The area is by Saddleworth Moor, part of the Peak District National Park. He had been living in Pakistan for 10 years before returning to the UK and heading to Dovestones for reasons which still remain a mystery. Tube clue to Dovestone mystery body. In judging whether the man was from the UK or abroad, his choice of clothes may be significant. At the time, Greater Manchester Police issued an appeal for information which included CCTV images of the man at a London tube station before footage of him at Manchester Piccadilly was released. The body of the man aged between 65 and 75 was found on a remote hillside on 11 December last year. (SPL). The man found dead near the site of a 1949 air crash near Dovestone Reservoir is NOT a childhood survivor of the disaster, police have revealed. Martin points to a map on the wall at the place where the man was first seen on camera. ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) The Gates Police Department is investigating after a Hertz employee found a body in the back of a rental car Thursday. The mystery of the man found dead at Dovestones reservoir has finally been solved more than 12 months on. Greater Manchester Police confirmed his identity using DNA matching, characterising him as "a bit of a loner" who "liked his own company". I think we have a duty to the family to let them know what has happened., Samaritans provides emotional support for people experiencing feelings of distress or thoughts of suicide - call 116 123 for free, or 08457 90 90 90, Download or listen to Jon Manel's Body on the Moor reports for BBC Radio 4, If you have information please call Greater Manchester Police on 0161 856 8972, Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or email dovestones@gmp.police.uk, China's Science Revolution: Five super-sized projects. 'Body on the Moor' Forensic toxicologist Dr Hilary Hamnett, from the University of Glasgow, says strychnine poisoning is very unusual - Ive never seen a case of it in my career. He bought return tickets, which the police think was a curious decision. I think collectively as a department we decided that it would be nice to give him some kind of identity, Hales recalls. There was 130 in 10 notes. 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The path that leads to the lay-by where the body of 'Neil Dovestone' was found Detectives know he was poisoned by strychnine - a drug often used in Agatha Christie novels - which he may have. Coleman says, no matter what happens, the effort has been worth it. Police will hold a press conference on Friday morning where they are expected to release more details on Mr Lytton and the investigation. Police contacted the thyroxine manufacturers, GlaxoSmithKline. When I spoke to him he just seemed like a normal person just looking at the local interest spots. "It was an ad campaign to try and get businesses into Oldham and the surrounding area. Thirteen months after the discovery of a man's body on Saddleworth Moor and following a painstaking police investigation, the mystery surrounding his identity has been resolved. Is it because he was a national or a visitor to Pakistan at the time of the operation? asks Coleman. He then boarded a train to Saddleworth and visited The Clarence pub, where he asked the landlord for directions. Stuart Crowther saw the body while out on one of his regular bike rides. Anyone with information is asked to call police on 0161 856 9283. Just across the valley, probably 200 yards away, is the site of an avalanche, in 1963, which claimed the lives of two of Englands best mountaineers at the time.. Incident Log 936: Man found deceased, approximate age 65 to 75, Location: Beauty spot, Chew Track from Dovestone Reservoir. What do we tell him? The passport was issued on 8 September 2006 and would expire on 8 September 2016. The first established the cause of death. DNA analysis confirmed that Neil was in fact a man called David Lytton, 67, from London. Be brave and do the right thing.. A missing from home investigation was launched by detectives in Oldham which established Craig had confided in a friend to say he feared for his safety. Its sale is banned in many parts of the world including Europe but not Pakistan. A full inquest date has been provisionally set for 14 March 2017 at Heywood Coroners Court. Test yourself with these 12 questions, Do you know your local leaders from your Manchester suburbs? He was identified from photographs from a passenger list and images from CCTV in London. His body was recovered by underwater search teams on February 24, 2014. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. To try to answer some of those questions - and to find out anything they could - police officers have been examining his behaviour. Greaeter Manchester Police have now issued a short statement, and have confirmed Mr Lytton was 67 years old and from London. "Nobody has been able to find any connection at all between David Lytton and north west England, let alone Saddleworth and Chew Valley. 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Detectives who have spent almost a year trying to identify the man found dead on a track above Dovestone reservoir, in Saddleworth. A coroner. He didnt stay in there too long, Chapman explains, He more or less walked in and walked out. The rock is also very unstable and rockfalls are possible at any time. Obviously, foliage has changed over the years, but Mr Nield believes its as accurate as he can get based on memory. The cyclist who found the man thought he looked like he was having a rest, although it was bitterly cold and the rain was torrential. News. At an inquest in Heywood earlier today, , Senior Coroner for Oldham, Mr Simon Nelson confirmed that the true identity of the man found close to Dovestones Reservoir is David Lytton, 67, from London. He was lying on his back, 700 metres down from Chew reservoir, at a place where the track widens to allow. He said: David Lytton therefore has been identified as the deceased male found at the Dovestones Country Park. 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Police were called to the reservoir on 24 February after reports a body had been seen. Officers were called to Dovestone Reservoir just after 2.10pm on Monday . Parents Carolyn and Stephen Wilcox have now issued a plea for information, three years to the day after he disappeared from his home in Greater Manchester. About 60% of unidentified cases are resolved in the year that they are found but that leaves many which are not. 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David Lytton CCTV at Manchester Piccadilly, Police compiled CCTV footage of his movements, An artist's impression used by police in appeals, Mr Lytton's brother, Jeremy Lawton, addresses the media after the inquest. He had died from poisoning. He points out where a British European Airways DC-3 came down in 1949. Coleman is from Greater Manchester Police and leading the investigation to find out who the man was. Lytton's brother Jeremy Lawton reported he hadn't spoken to his brother for more than ten years but believed he was living in the United States because he had received several letters from him that had been posted in the U.S. Lytton's long-time friend Salim Aktar told that they had travelled to Pakistan together three times. He didnt put any money into any machines.. Mr Robinson told the M.E.N last month: Its become more of a mystery as time has gone on. "Oldham was written in large letters underneath. The body of 28 year-old Craig Wilcox was discovered in the Dovestones Reservoir late last month, The latest Huddersfield news and updates straight to your inbox. He then contacted Greater Manchester Police to confirm he was still alive. [4] He was estimated to be between 65 and 75 years old and was almost 6 feet (1.8m) tall, with a thin build; he was balding with grey hair and brown eyes. Mr Lyttons body was found on Saturday 12 December 2015 on the Chew track leading from Dovestones Reservoir boating lake to Indians Head. The man they are calling Neil was the 42nd unidentified body found in the United Kingdom in 2015. A post mortem examination was carried out but the result was inconclusive. But he did not get a taxi. Craig WilcoxDetective Chief Inspector Pete Marsh from GMPs Major Incident Team, said: It was totally out of character for Craig to go missing and when he did not return home his family contacted the police. [7], Further details emerged in articles in The Guardian during February 2017. It is understood the method used in his operation is very uncommon and would stick in the memory of anyone involved. A Londoner would be most unlikely to choose that route and there would be no reason for a tourist making a cursory glance at a Tube map to opt for it. But Greater . The mystery behind the body found near Dovestone Reservoir has deepened after police revealed he was not the childhood survivor of an infamous air crash. In the 1980s, he would visit London and recalls seeing huge posters advertising Oldham as a place to work on display on walls and in lifts across the London Underground network. A provisional cause of death has been determined as strychnine poisoning. It is very unusual for them to have a body without a name. There was international intrigue, and international investigations. Det Sgt Coleman added that enquiries were made with the UK passport office and images and further passenger details were obtained. He was seen alive shortly after sunset (3:59pm), by two Royal Society for the Protection of Birds staff, near the site at which his body was found the following day. The body was found at the Saddleworth reservoir on December 12, 2015. [4] The man was not known to the authorities in Pakistan and his fingerprints did not match any on record in Pakistan, the UK or other countries. It appeared to me that the male had sat down and had taken the conscious decision to lie backwards.. According to police, the car was towed from the city of Rochester to the Ajax Road location near the airport by a subcontractor with Hertz. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. They were all purchased at Marks and Spencer, almost certainly in the UK judging by the labels, and his shoes came from Swiss luxury brand Bally. Detective Sergeant John Coleman, who has been leading the investigation on behalf of the coroner, said: This has been an investigation unlike anything I have ever known in the 20 years I have been a police officer and one that was truly a team effort.

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